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Sokurkasi Destination Guide

Discover Sokurkasi in Pakistan

Sokurkasi in the region of Azad Kashmir is a place located in Pakistan - some 65 mi or ( 104 km ) North-East of Islamabad , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Sokurkasi

Local time in Sokurkasi is now 07:29 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Karachi " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Jalalabad, Rawlakot, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, and Muzaffarabad. When in this area, you might want to check out Jalalabad . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Sokurkasi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Neelam Valley ; view of titwal villege maqbooza jamu kashmir india ,,, by Asif Mughal

1:22 min by babuasif75
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Muzaffarabad to Pir Chinasi in 11 minutes.

10:28 min by Hanif Bhatti
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Traveling from Muzaffarabad to Pir Chinasi (3110 m), few kms before the top the memory card got full. This vdo contains 6300 pictures. ..

Running from land sliding

2:15 min by gamzun
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Interesting facts about this location

2005 Kashmir earthquake

The 2005 Kashmir earthquake was a major earthquake centered in the Pakistan administered Kashmir near the city of Muzaffarabad, also affecting and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It occurred at 08:52:37 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October 2005. It registered a moment magnitude of 7.6 making it similar in size to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the 1935 Quetta earthquake, the 2001 Gujarat earthquake, and the 2009 Sumatra earthquakes.

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Located at 34.49 73.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 2005 Kashmir earthquake, Earthquakes in Afghanistan, Earthquakes in Pakistan

Neelum–Jhelum Hydropower Plant

The Neelum–Jhelum Hydropower Plant is part of an under construction run-of-the-river hydroelectric power scheme designed to divert water from the Neelum River to a power station on the Jhelum River. The power station is located in Azad Kashmir, 22 km south of Muzaffarabad and will have an installed capacity of 969 MW. Construction on the project began in 2008 after a Chinese consortium was awarded the construction contract in July 2007. The project is expected to be complete in 2016.

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Located at 34.39 73.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Dam controversies, Dams in Pakistan, Dams under construction, Hydroelectric power stations in Pakistan, Proposed hydroelectric power stations, Run-of-the-river power stations

Indian Plate

The India Plate or Indian Plate is a tectonic plate that was originally a part of the ancient continent of Gondwana from which it split off, eventually becoming a major plate. About 55 to 50 million years ago it fused with the adjacent Australian Plate. It is today part of the major Indo-Australian Plate, and includes most of South Asia – i.e.

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Located at 34.43 73.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Geology of India, Geology of Pakistan, Geology of the Indian Ocean, Tectonic plates

Batnara

Batnara is a village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°22'25N 73°40'0E with an altitude of 2093 metres (6870 feet).

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Located at 34.37 73.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Makra Peak

Makra is a scenic peak in the Hazara region of the Himalayas in northern Pakistan. It is 3,586 metres high and almost 200 km from Islamabad on Naran Road. From Kiwai a single 7-KM road goes upwards to Shogran, a tourist place with plenty of hotels; the track goes upward to Seree Lake and ends at Paye. From here it is a walking trek of four hours to the top of Makra. Hiking Makra is difficult task due to snow and slope of the peak.

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Located at 34.57 73.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Geography of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mountains of Pakistan, Visitor attractions in Pakistan